Well I want to be honest about it. I saw trailers, and I bought it. I played about 15 hours and that is it. Now Before I can say if is good or not, the only frustrating part of the game I noticed so far was the text font size was small with no way to change it. After almost 2 years, there has been no update patch or any details addressing that thing and I noticed after looking around the internet that it has been the most complained issue about the game. (Myself included) Honestly what was they thinking? Regardless if i play on the tv or gamepad it is a problem and I wear glasses cause I'm near sighted. (I can only see clearly when things are very close) Having to hold the game pad at a very uncomfortable level or sit very close to my tv to read text it slowly became a game I really felt frustrated to play. Seriously, just take a look, that is a 1080P image.
Now I dunno how well or poorly the game is, if it sold well or not, is the game even good or not, is it worth playing, if people still play it, but I still can't get over how nintendo never addressed the most complained problem people had with it. I don't even know if there is more stuff wrong with the game cause I hardly played enough to find a problem with it. Besides the censorship or the eshop download to help improve load times, I just wanted to be able to play.
I'm hoping that if they do plan a update to the game, maybe a switch port Xenoblade Chronicle (DX, DeluXe, Xtreme) whatever they could call it. That they make further improvements to the game. The spoilers is to
In closing, I think many people who read this see a person who has very minor complaints and no one really cares by the time they get up to this point, or even just someone who is upset. Well I kinda am upset. A on going complaint that never was fixed and no reason why. Yes, I was someone who bought the game with excitement to play and found it frustrating with the text problem, when I started playing I just wanted to experience it but kept losing interest over this. Put yourself in my position, you was excited to play a game, before you can even feel like you played it, you encountered a problem, ignoring the problem to give it a chance, you realized over time it became constant and even affected you. That is all I'm saying. Again, I can't personally say if i dislike the game itself or like it cause I had hardly played much. If there is no port planned I may look into other options like maybe a new tv.
Anyway for anyone who has played the game, what are your thoughts about it? Do you like or dislike the game, was the font size a problem for you? Would you buy a improved port of the game? Leave your comments below please.

Now I dunno how well or poorly the game is, if it sold well or not, is the game even good or not, is it worth playing, if people still play it, but I still can't get over how nintendo never addressed the most complained problem people had with it. I don't even know if there is more stuff wrong with the game cause I hardly played enough to find a problem with it. Besides the censorship or the eshop download to help improve load times, I just wanted to be able to play.
I'm hoping that if they do plan a update to the game, maybe a switch port Xenoblade Chronicle (DX, DeluXe, Xtreme) whatever they could call it. That they make further improvements to the game. The spoilers is to
This probably goes without saying at this point, but again, the text font size. It is just small, I dunno exactly why but maybe it is so it doesn't clutter the screen for the player as the type of game this is. I dunno if is compared to MMO games, I never really played one but perhaps they are also just as small and was trying to emulate a MMO game? Who knows, it would been nice to have a adjustable option for it, is always a good thing to have options.
The load times may be different for each person depending on what they have done. The game released had option to download from eshop with a file size of over 22GB which should be able to fit on the deluxe system (Black color with 32GB internal storage) no problem but not the Basic one (White color with only 8GB internal storage) meaning you would require a USB HDD to play or purchased at the retail. The eshop digital download is very big compared to the majority of games on the system, but this also means the game has faster load times than the disc counterpart. To allow the disc game to have faster load times, Nintendo host "High speed data loading packs" on the eshop which is free to download in four options each with their own impact of how much it improves load times.
Makes me curious just how much data is on the disc anyway? It begs questioning. If they do plan to put on switch, I would think they would use the same method as this for potential improved load times. It would be highly likely since we already seen games showing up that says "A Micro SD card to download additional data is required to play this game" would mean the file size of the game data is broken into two part that was unable to fit on the 16GB cart they use. I dunno how but if they find a way to improve load times that would be nice.... and have optional data installs that isn't hosted on their server.
- Basic High-Speed Data Loading Pack - for greatest impact on your experience, download this pack first
- High impact to load times
- Installs frequently used data, such as terrain to speed up load times in the city and field.
- For greater load-time improvement, use in conjunction with one or more of the other data packs below.
- Size: 2011.0 MB
- Enemy High-Speed Data Loading Pack - for players who like to explore and fight enemies
- Medium impact to load times
- Installs frequently used data in the field, such as enemy data.
- For greater load-time improvement, use in conjunction with the Basic data pack.
- Size: 2937.5 MB
- Player High-Speed Data Loading Pack - for players who like to complete lots of missions
- Medium impact to load times
- Installs the data for character graphics and equipment to speed up load times in the city and when you change equipment.
- For greater load-time improvement, use in conjunction with the Basic data pack
- Size: 3867.1 MB
- Skell High-Speed Data Loading Pack - for players who own and like to customize Skells
- Low impact to load times
- Installs data for skell graphics to speed up load times in the city and field as well as when loading skell data.
- For greater load-time improvement, use in conjunction with the Basic data pack
- Size: 1675.1 MB
Makes me curious just how much data is on the disc anyway? It begs questioning. If they do plan to put on switch, I would think they would use the same method as this for potential improved load times. It would be highly likely since we already seen games showing up that says "A Micro SD card to download additional data is required to play this game" would mean the file size of the game data is broken into two part that was unable to fit on the 16GB cart they use. I dunno how but if they find a way to improve load times that would be nice.... and have optional data installs that isn't hosted on their server.
This will be awkward to comment on. I may even be wrong but I will try my best. I noticed this game has online functions with the nintendo network. Supposedly it allows players to connect with others and either help them and obtain further loot rewards for various things. One thing is that every time you start your save data, it ask you which type of experience you want, which basically ask which kind of online communication you want. In the game there is 8 different umm.... squads to be apart of, each one is geared to a specific goal allowing the player to choose which type of game is best for their play style. While I was mostly confused just trying to remember all this and still am trying to write it, I think this is common for MMO games, which further has me thinking it was designed based on that type of game.
Just a reminder, I have not played any MMO game previously and still haven't till date. Either way I wasn't really sure how to engage in the online activities as I also didn't find a way to play with anyone else (nor did i have wii u friends to try with, I think i need to see the manual again) I hope a improvement to make things simple for everyone if possible. I know, is unfair to actually write stuff about it considering how little I remembered to play, but I also haven't had best online experiences with games and if the intended game was a MMO style could help make it newcomer friendly. The nintendo switch can be used to take advantage of local wireless, or maybe even something similar to 3DS street pass.
Just a reminder, I have not played any MMO game previously and still haven't till date. Either way I wasn't really sure how to engage in the online activities as I also didn't find a way to play with anyone else (nor did i have wii u friends to try with, I think i need to see the manual again) I hope a improvement to make things simple for everyone if possible. I know, is unfair to actually write stuff about it considering how little I remembered to play, but I also haven't had best online experiences with games and if the intended game was a MMO style could help make it newcomer friendly. The nintendo switch can be used to take advantage of local wireless, or maybe even something similar to 3DS street pass.
More content is always a good thing. Is also a good reason to justify spending the same $60 again if is worth it. To be honest, I never spent over $40 for a game port for whatever reason. Most game ports published usually is $40 and not the same price you initially spent the first time, the port usually includes all previously released DLC in one package and usually some improvements made to it. But don't add anything new. (Of course this depends on the game in question but I am speaking of most common ones) but if they make a effort to add more content on top of things, then I wouldn't mind it. Add some cross over weapons, like maybe Link's Master sword, Pit's Bow, Marth's Falchion, extra costumes and things, even if it could only be as cosmetic as it was when Bayonetta was released on wii u and she had those costumes, as long as it shows considerable amount of effort put into it to make the player care more and feel like it's worth buying again. A port has potential for improvements, not just a lazy copy and paste without any checks for bugs or problems during the transaction.
In closing, I think many people who read this see a person who has very minor complaints and no one really cares by the time they get up to this point, or even just someone who is upset. Well I kinda am upset. A on going complaint that never was fixed and no reason why. Yes, I was someone who bought the game with excitement to play and found it frustrating with the text problem, when I started playing I just wanted to experience it but kept losing interest over this. Put yourself in my position, you was excited to play a game, before you can even feel like you played it, you encountered a problem, ignoring the problem to give it a chance, you realized over time it became constant and even affected you. That is all I'm saying. Again, I can't personally say if i dislike the game itself or like it cause I had hardly played much. If there is no port planned I may look into other options like maybe a new tv.
Anyway for anyone who has played the game, what are your thoughts about it? Do you like or dislike the game, was the font size a problem for you? Would you buy a improved port of the game? Leave your comments below please.